I'm convinced that

[JesusFreak]

I'm convince that google snoops/invades your privacy and registers your premium domain names! I was searching on google again and I found a one word dot com was taken again by the same company literaly same day.


This is definitely invasion of privacy!

 

[VURG]

Google provides a service for free. Even if they do buy domains based on getting a lot of searches for the associated keywords, what has that got to do with privacy?

 

[yes]

some registrars review their search logs and register promising names that are searched but not registered immediately

if you need the url of a registrar that does not - pm me or search the forum

 

[likepeas]

just stick with moniker for searching domains.

 

[Easydoms]

Agree there, what with all the dirty dealings with network solutions recently.

just stick with moniker for searching domains.

 

[HappyBunny]

Do you mean, you use Google to find out the availability of domain names?

 

[hawkeye]

Do you mean, you use Google to find out the availability of domain names?

As I've never seen anyone note or mention that they register or check availability of domains at Google, I guess some just think Google is the ultimate Big Brother and is reading our thoughts and invading our computers. Maybe in the future, but just paranoia thinking now.

 

[cybermonkey]

I use Moniker bulk and Dynadot bulk to search domains. Never had problems with them. In fact, all the domains I've searched on both of them were still available for months. But I would avoid DomainTools domain search. Most of the domains I've searched there were registered the next day and then dropped 5 days later.

 

[lzy]

Or are you referring to the domain registrar Google recommends?

Is it Godaddy?

 

[Dave_Z]

This thread is rather old, but can someone kindly explain to me how anybody
can have any realistic expectation of online privacy when using a free online
service?

You can read Google's privacy policy if you're up to it:

http://www.google.com/privacy.html

http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html#information

More importantly, can someone also kindly explain to me how Google possibly
has any obligation to keep information you enter into their servers private,
especially since you ain't paying for it?

 

[onewordonly]

Seems to be a new story each day about companies trying to snoop on users and grab their domain names. I would like to see registers put an official statement on their websites declaring they don't indulge in this shady practice, until then I don't trust any of them and will whois when I'm ready to buy or use my own software.

 

[cache]

it is not easy to find one word domain. Are you sure you found it through google?

 

[zero_haze_au]

Yes i always use dynadot.com and never had a problem.

in some cases i find hundreds of available domains, and purchase them over the next 3-4 weeks never had any of the domains reg'd by companies during the period, only some by other indivduals not companies.

Other companies i use to search on i cant say the same for, so i only use DynaDot

 

[Charley]

In fact, all the domains I've searched on both of them were still available for months.

The problem is that we as new registrants can't find out whether they are saving our searches.

 

[Dave_Z]

I would like to see registers put an official statement on their websites declaring they don't indulge in this shady practice

Many of them do, actually. They just don't have to put it, say, on their front
page, especially if their tracking data indicates they're losing them to those
who don't do that.

Besides, that's never stopped others from believing otherwise.

The problem is that we as new registrants can't find out whether they are saving our searches.

The minimum you can expect is they know what you're looking for when you're
using their site. What they'll do with that data, especially if you're not a paying
customer, is another story.

 

[Charley]

What they'll do with that data, especially if you're not a paying
customer, is another story.

I have tested this with some sites and they never save any searches. The names were available to register even after many weeks.